Purchase Jobs in India

On the advent of expanding business frontiers and cut throat competition, the need to increase sales, maximize the productivity levels and efficiency levels and cutting of the overhead costs and other types of costs is the need of the hour. It is very much understood by the companies that wisdom lies in adopting grabbing the opportunities when they are present. To better the company’s performance purchase/supply chain management is the in thing in the present business world. It reduces the overhead costs to a large extent and thereby allowing extra cushion to the companies in terms of profit margin and growth in the market.

This need to adopt purchase/supply chain management techniques for cutting the overhead costs is proving a boon to many job applicants in this sector. Careers in the field of purchase/supply chain management are very much invogue in the present job market. Good pay packages, comfortable working environment, favorable work culture, tie ups with MNC’s and public sector giants etc are all adding to the frenzy surrounding purchase/supply chain management jobs. This is the reason why the purchase/supply chain management sector is identified as a growing career.

Career Opportunities:
The following are the career opportunities in this field where one can find them-selves working:
1. Inventory Management
2. Traffic Management
3. Purchasing
4. Supplier Relations
5. Logistics
6. Quality Management
7. Customer Service
8. Material analysis
9. Supplier management
10. Vendor Quality Assurance
11. Production Controls
12. .Contract Management
13. Materials Management
14. Strategic sourcing
15. Customer relationship marketing
16. Distribution Management

The designations could be the following:
1.Purchasing manager
2.Strategic planner
3.Purchasing agent/analyst/assistant
4.Materials analyst
5.Procurement specialist
6.Materials manager
7.Procurement manager
8.Supply chain manager
9.Commodity manager
10.Supplier relationship manager
11.Inventory manager
12.Manger of corporate materials
13.Supplier quality project manager
14.New product procurement planner
15.Traffic manager
16.Supplier management analyst
17.Supplier quality and procurement manager
19.Inventory planner
20.Contract analyst
21.Buyer/planner
22.Supply manager
23.Chief procurement officer
24.Strategic sourcing manager
25.Supply chain manager

Some of the basic requirements and demands to work in the Purchase/Supply chain department is, to maintain cordial relationships with the supplier and with other departments in the same company. Negotiating skills, communication skills, strategic thinking etc are basic requirements. They are supposed to have good attitude and inter-personal skills, which will enable them to deal with so many professionals working in various departments and also outside the organization.

Eligibility:
The type and size of the organization usually determines the eligibility criteria of the candidate suitable for the job. Applicants are desired to have knowledge in retail trade and wholesale business. A graduate degree in MBA – Finance or specialized training and/or experience purchasing, supply chain management strategic planning management, logistics and transport etc are very much preferred by the organizations.